A Message From The Hyams Foundation:

A senseless murder of two African-Americans at a grocery
store in Kentucky fueled by white supremacy and a fear of the “other". A series
of bombs mailed to political and media figures. A mass shooting in the Tree of
Life synagogue in Pittsburgh that claimed 11 lives in what the Anti-Defamation
League called “the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the history of
the United States.”

These horrific
events—carried out over the course of only days—fit the terrifying and vicious
political atmosphere presided over by President Trump; an atmosphere in which
organized hate has become the norm; an atmosphere in which rabid nationalism,
anti-immigrant sentiments, and patriarchy have become the dominant political
rhetoric. Make no mistake about it: this is an alarming attempt to keep
"outsiders" at bay and aid the rise of white supremacy.

These attacks are frightening and come at a time when hate crimes went up for
the fourth year in a row, a rise fueled by a fear of the “other”—mainly people
of color, religious minorities, and immigrants. The irrational fear that the
“other” will take this country away is not new. We saw it in 2015 when this
“fear” led to the murder of nine African Americans at Charleston’s Mother
Emanuel Church. We saw it in 2012 when six Muslims were killed in Wisconsin. And we have seen it throughout history through authoritarianism, genocide, and
the surveillance of “subversive” domestic organizations and individuals,
including Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Hyams Foundation extends its deepest sympathies to the families and friends
of those who were killed and injured as a result of these hateful actions. We
stand with you, and will continue to work towards a just, equal, and
hate-free world.

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